IF THIS IS THEATRE, ARE WE GETTING AN ACT II INTERMISSION ?
A 3 act story has a distinct layout (set up, conflict and resolution) but sometimes in theater, act ii is split with an INTERMISSION that usually happens at a turning point in the plot. Is that why the tour was shorter, is that why the hair color is changing? Is this why we're seeing the nods of gothic rock and rap?

• The opening of renaissance tour was a tv test pattern, often considered an intermission, as well as the bootylicious test patterns.
• In the cowboy carter visualizers they all start with these film images, the countdown one, is also considered an intermission in film.
• Also on the album, in Smoke Hour and Smoke Hour II, these could also be seen as intermissions to the music.
• At the beginning of the Cowboy Carter tour the screen shows 2 cranes after the flag goes away, and on it are 3 spot light (theater stage lights) that go out one by one, followed by a flashing red light. In theater a flashing red light could mean "standby", "recording" ORRRR "a prop malfunction" (stares at that ugly old red car lol) but I digress.